The Contributions of Genetics and Genomics to Occupational Safety and Health

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• Personal Author:
  Schulte, Paul A.
• Description:
  In an era when the biomedical community is extolling the benefits of genetic technologies and advances, the question arises whether these benefits may also have a positive impact on occupational safety and health (OSH). Historically, genetic factors have not been widely considered in OSH. Has any change occurred in recent years, or can we expect change in the near future? Genetic factors contribute to the variable responses of workers to occupational hazards - particularly chemical hazards and some biological and physical agents. Although increasingly workplace exposures are being controlled to lower concentrations, workers with susceptible genetic profiles may still be at unacceptably high risk. There is a broad range of published evidence showing that genetic polymorphisms can lead to differential occupational disease risks in exposed workers. Clearly, genetic technology has been useful in these studies of occupational disease and chemical exposures. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Biological Factors Biological Products Genetics Hazardous Substances Hypersensitivity Occupational Health Safety Workplace
• Keywords:
  Biohazards Biological-agents Biological-effects Biological-factors Biological-monitoring Biological-systems Chemical-hypersensitivity Exposure-levels Exposure-methods Genes Genetic-factors Work-environment

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• ISSN:
  1351-0711
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Ohio ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  EID - Education and Information Division
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  62
• Issue:
  11
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20032881
• Citation:
  Occup Environ Med 2007 Nov; 64(11):717-718
• Contact Point Address:
  PA Schulte, NIOSH, EID, CDC, 4676 Columbia Parkway, Cincinnati, OH 45226
• Email:
  pas4@cdc.gov
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2008
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Source Full Name:
  Occupational and Environmental Medicine
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/186685/cdc_186685_DS1.pdf
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